May 1, 1991: New York Yankees 4 at Oakland A's 7, F -- 32-year-old Rickey Henderson, a 12-year MLB veteran, was playing in his 1,627th game, 989 less than Lou Brock's 2,616, but was only one stolen base away from Brock's all-time record of 938. It was the middle of the fourth inning, and Rickey Henderson's mom, Reggie Jackson and reigning stolen base king Brock, along with 36,139 fans, were in jammed into the Oakland Coliseum, waiting to witness the once-in-a-lifetime event. Rickey had already reached base on a walk in the first inning, but was gunned down by a perfect throw by Yankees' catcher, Matt Nokes. He had struck out in his second at-bat. Now, Rickey led off the bottom of the 4th inning against Tim Leary, and promptly stung a hard single through the shortstop's legs. With Dave Henderson at the plate, Rickey teased a false start on the 1-0 pitch, and with the count 2-1, Leary attempted a pickoff, which the crowd booed heartily. Then Dave Henderson hit a hard grounder to Randy Ve
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